[mgy]

Echoing this post.

I pretty much do not watch, listen, care about 4x...but stoked for this kid. Kinda bummed there is not a 17yr old american kid killing it on the DH, but I will take Gwin for that.

Don't worry Mitch kills it in Downhill too, I started coaching him in December. Last year was his first year racing DH and he really didn't know how to corner and he never finished a race. This year he won the Jr. Cat 1 National downhill championship and wanted to race downhill at the Canada World Cups but didn't have a pro dh license.

Amazed to see Gwin doing so well! Yes, he trains with James Wilson who is a very knowledgeable strength coach. James was/is kind enough to give away a lot of great free info on strength training but all the posters here chased him away.

 

[IH8Rice]

James was/is kind enough to give away a lot of great free info on strength training but all the posters here chased him away.

too bad, ive used his training techniques before and they have helped.....when i did train that is

 

[rayhaan]

2. I don't think Gwin is riding clipless. Anyone have a pic of his bikes pedals? I'm pretty sure he's running 5.10 resoles on a set of Shimano freeride shoes. A pic in Decline or Dirt a few months ago showed it plain as day.

the shoes that Gwin was using in MSA and Bromont were Shimano DX clipless shoes, it wouldn't make any sense to re-sole them with Stealth rubber, the new Shimano freeride shoes are a different style totally...(i.e.)

and

when he does run flats he wears 5.10's. From what I have seen anyway.

 

[stiksandstones]

Don't worry Mitch kills it in Downhill too, I started coaching him in December. Last year was his first year racing DH and he really didn't know how to corner and he never finished a race. This year he won the Jr. Cat 1 National downhill championship and wanted to race downhill at the Canada World Cups but didn't have a pro dh license.

Amazed to see Gwin doing so well! Yes, he trains with James Wilson who is a very knowledgeable strength coach. James was/is kind enough to give away a lot of great free info on strength training but all the posters here chased him away.

good to know about Mitch, thanks for info and good luck to him and all of you involved.

 

[Akula_7]

the shoes that Gwin was using in MSA and Bromont were Shimano DX clipless shoes, it wouldn't make any sense to re-sole them with Stealth rubber, the new Shimano freeride shoes are a different style totally...(i.e.)

and

when he does run flats he wears 5.10's. From what I have seen anyway.

Just to clear this up, last year when Gwin ran flat pedals he did run the Shimano MP56 Dx flat pedal show with a 5.10 resole. Not the MP66! Now he is however running the MP66 SPD show with SPD pedals. He's made the switch fulltime it seems.

 

[rayhaan]

thanks for that...it's always hard to e-speculate.

 

[stiksandstones]

If Gwin want's, my wife can get his shoes done like hers...to match his dual diamond ear bling:

 

[haromtnbiker]

What is the deal with Gwin and Blenky no longer wearing leatt braces? In the past 3 yeti videos Gwin has been riding without one.

A shame too, as I only bought one to be cool. I guess I'll have to stop using it, get my ears pierced, and ride gloveless!!

 

[Transcend]

If Gwin want's, my wife can get his shoes done like hers...to match his dual diamond ear bling:

Sweet! when did Tangerine get a bedazzler?

 

[batts65]

pedals? I'm pretty sure he's running 5.10 resoles on a set of Shimano freeride shoes. A pic in Decline or Dirt a few months ago showed it plain as day.

 

[illflip]

just happen to turn on Freecaster for the XC event....Martin Whitley and Greg Minaar commenting ??

 

[UiUiUiUi]

did you expect rob warner?

 

[RUFUS]

Stop making stupid false assumptions based on...nothing.

 

[RUFUS]

This one is for one guy out there, you know who you are. "sarcasm button"

 

[- seb]

Not sure I like Vital. Two gripes:

1) if you re-open a feature and know you want to look at a pic near the end again, it takes ages to scroll through them

2) when the audio starts you've no idea if it's going to be 5 seconds or 5 minutes - an indicator would be nice.

(I do, oddly, quite like the background music, which I'm sure I SHOULD find really annoying )

 

[illflip]

did you expect rob warner?

no. usaully there's another guy. forgot his name, but he's the regular commentor.

 

[Carnaza]

Not sure I like Vital. Two gripes:

1) if you re-open a feature and know you want to look at a pic near the end again, it takes ages to scroll through them

2) when the audio starts you've no idea if it's going to be 5 seconds or 5 minutes - an indicator would be nice.

(I do, oddly, quite like the background music, which I'm sure I SHOULD find really annoying )

yeah i second that

i`d prefer to have the OPTION to listen the interview...sometimes you just wanna check the photos.... i know you can turn down the volume... but the audio makes the process much slower...

anyway the pics are awesome as always...

 

[- seb]

Exactly, if I'm honest, I never listened to the audio on litter. I kinda knew it was sometimes there, but I never bothered to look for it to listen to it. In a way Vital is better, as it forces me to listen, and although I'm reluctant, I mostly enjoy when I do... but it's just not done quite right.

 

[rayhaan]

I love the setup of vitalmtb, the story it tells is exceptional, it really gets across a good overall experience as best as possible for people who are not able to get to the races. along with the coverage from Dirt TV and freecaster, what more could you want? IMO

 

[Dylan Dean]

What is the deal with Gwin and Blenky no longer wearing leatt braces? In the past 3 yeti videos Gwin has been riding without one.

A shame too, as I only bought one to be cool. I guess I'll have to stop using it, get my ears pierced, and ride gloveless!!

not sure about gwin, but heard that blinky broke his the first day in MSA

 

[Alpha Kenny Body]

Holy cow!

And then...

 

[Orfen]

Stop making stupid false assumptions based on...nothing.

what handlebars is Gwin running now? wasn't he sponsored by sunline (sixsixone)?

 

[jvnixon]

what handlebars is Gwin running now? wasn't he sponsored by sunline (sixsixone)?

Those are sunline bars. They just did some special ones for the team in black.

 

[Banshee Rider]

Those are sunline bars. They just did some special ones for the team in black.

They were available for purchase for a limited time a while back. The shop I work at stocked several. They sold quick. Sunline hasn't got the memo that everyone wants black, not grey.

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Well not quite tilt shift..........

 

[stiksandstones]

tilt shift, the new fisheye.

 

[Leppah]

Awesome job for the american boys.

I'm stoked for "the kid". I feel cool telling people that he rode in my truck for a few shuttle runs pre season. "The kid" is going to be a super star pretty damn quick.

 

[Eastern States Cup]

ok is this tilt shift ?

 

[stiksandstones]

Perhaps a bit off topic, but...
what ever happened to Nico Vink on the world cup scene?

 

[RUFUS]

tilt shift, the new suck.

Fixed it for you.

 

[Eastern States Cup]

Nico Vink was at both WC's in Canada. 31st at MSA and failed to qualify in Bromont.I respect guys like him and Wyn Masters doing it on their own

 

[Matchew]

Holy cow!

And then...

I was just out of frame to the right, that was one of the hardest crashes I've seen. He hit so hard that he ejected a glove, snapped his fork arch too.

 

[Alpha Kenny Body]

I was just out of frame to the right, that was one of the hardest crashes I've seen. He hit so hard that he ejected a glove, snapped his fork arch too.

Yeah, i was going to ask about his right hand glove, was he badly injured?

 

[W4S]

Yeah, i was going to ask about his right hand glove, was he badly injured?

ummm, i could even see from freecaster that his L wrist was pretty much done when they were taking him down. graphic.

 

[stiksandstones]

tilt shift, the new fisheye.

Fixed it for you.

I didn't say it sucked.

 

[DarrylB]

Holy cow!

And then...

Yeah, Kyle is a tough kid. Only 17 and he has qualified for his first 2 world cups. He is the Canadian Junior champ, I hope he is OK for worlds.

 

[- seb]

The first photo of Kyle's crash there is epic, absolutely perfectly timed for maximum pringleness

 

[toodles]

damn... that looks so bad. Broken wrist?

 

[Akula_7]

Nico Vink was at both WC's in Canada. 31st at MSA and failed to qualify in Bromont.I respect guys like him and Wyn Masters doing it on their own

Nico had a pretty good team until last year, quite an XC orientated team from Belgium but a team with support nontheless. As for Wyn, this season he has had a great support fom his team here in Europe, they just couldn't afford to send him to Canada.

Pretty much all the guys outside of top 20 (with the exception of some guys who finish outside the top 20 regularly but who are on a GOOD team) do all the WC's on their own back, it's just the media focus in on a couple of people, Wyn particulary, to show the privateer spirit. The focus on Wyn has a lot to do with his wit and rough as balls luck and loose bike riding.

 

[Bobodaclown]

Perhaps a bit off topic, but...
what ever happened to Nico Vink on the world cup scene?

Nico Vink is quality we were out in Morzine last year and Nico was riding a proto Session 88 with no chain and was ripping. It's great to see him still there doing his own thing.